Additional grounds of appeal cannot cure invalid grounds

Related decisions

• DAMBAM VS. LELE (2000)→

  Court

  Court of Appeal (Jos Division)

  Judgment date

  8 June 2000

  Summary of the Court of Appeal decision in Dambam v. Lele discussing the incompetence of grounds of appeal and relevance of procedural rules.

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